Exercise of the over-allotment option in Nordic Waterproofing and notice of stabilization

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ABG Sundal Collier and Carnegie Investment Bank (“Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners”) have notified Nordic Waterproofing Holding A/S (“Nordic Waterproofing” or the “Company”), Axcel[1] and KIRKBI[2] that the over-allotment option has been exercised in respect of 734,234 existing shares and that stabilization transactions have been carried out.
In connection with the offer to acquire existing shares in the Company and the listing on Nasdaq Stockholm (the “Offering”), the Company’s main shareholders, Axcel and KIRKBI, have granted the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners an over-allotment option to purchase up to 2,167,554 existing shares in the Company, corresponding to 15 percent of the number of shares in the Offering, during 30 days from the first day of trading in the Company’s shares on Nasdaq Stockholm, in order to cover any over-allotment in connection with the Offering (the “Over-Allotment option“). Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners have exercised the Over-Allotment option for 734,234 existing shares. Accordingly, 1,433,320 of the shares in Nordic Waterproofing that ABG Sundal Collier and Carnegie Investment Bank borrowed from Axcel and KIRKBI with the purpose of covering the overallotment in the Offering will be re-delivered to Axcel and KIRKBI.
Furthermore, the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners have performed stabilization activities on Nasdaq Stockholm. All stabilization transactions were carried out between 10 June 2016 and 8 July 8 2016 in the price interval of SEK 66.00 to SEK 71.00. The stabilization period has now ended and no further stabilization transactions will be carried out.

Interval per day

Date SEK
10 June 2016 70.75 – 71.00
13 June 2016 70.50 – 71.00
14 June 2016 70.00 – 70.75
15 June 2016 No stabilization
16 June 2016 68.75 – 70.50
17 June 2016 No stabilization
20 June 2016 69.00 – 70.25
21 June 2016 69.25 – 70.50
22 June 2016 69.25 – 69.50
23 June 2016 69.25
27 June 206 66.00 – 67.50
28 June 2016 66.00 – 67.50
29 June 2016 67.25
30 June 2016 67.50 – 68.00
1 July 2016 67.50 – 68.00
4 July 2016 No stabilization
5 July 2016 No stabilization
6 July 2016 No stabilization
7 July 2016 No stabilization
8 July 2016 No stabilization

For further information, please contact:

Anders Antonsson, investor relations
Telephone: +46 709 99 49 70
E-mail: anders.antonsson@nordicwaterproofing.com

About Nordic Waterproofing

Nordic Waterproofing, in its current form, was established in 2011 by Axcel, by means of a merger of the Swedish and Danish waterproofing subsidiaries of Trelleborg AB’s and Lemminkäinen Oy’s roof installation businesses. Today, Nordic Waterproofing is one of the leading providers on the waterproofing market in northern Europe. The Company provides high-quality products and solutions for waterproofing in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and Germany. In Finland and in Denmark, through part-owned franchise companies, the Company also provides installation services. The Company markets its products and solutions under nine brands, all with long heritage, most of which are among the most established and well-recognized brands in waterproofing in their respective markets, such as Mataki, Trebolit, Phønix Tag Materialer, Kerabit, Nortett and SealEco. Nordic Waterproofing is listed in the Mid Cap segment on Nasdaq Stockholm with the stock ticker NWG.
For more information about Nordic Waterproofing, visit www.nordicwaterproofing.com

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This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in Nordic Waterproofing Holding A/S.
Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.
These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the shares in the United States. Any securities offered or sold in the United States will be offered or sold only to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) pursuant to Rule 144A.
This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the “Prospectus Directive”). A prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive was published on May 30, 2016 and can be obtained from the Company’s website. Investors should not subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus.
In any EEA Member State other than Sweden that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive, i.e., only to investors who can participate in the Offering without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State.
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[1] Axcel IV K/S, Axcel IV K/S 2, AX Management Invest K/S and AX Management Invest II K/S, all funds advised by Axcel Management A/S
[2] KIRKBI Invest A/S